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Cardiovascular System Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 46mins

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Class
Date
1.

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A period of relaxation in the heart.

(a)  

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A period of contraction in the heart.

(a)  

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Bicuspid valve.

(a)  

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Widening of blood vessels to increase blood flow.

(a)  

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Narrowing of blood vessels to decrease blood flow.

(a)  

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Outermost layer of the heart.

(a)  

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Innermost layer of the heart.

(a)  

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Two valves between the atria and ventricles.

(a)  

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Wall that divides ventricles.

(a)  

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Vessels that carry blood to the heart.

(a)  

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Vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

(a)  

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Where gas exchange occurs.

(a)  

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left atrium

(a)  

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left pulmonary artery

(a)  

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aorta

(a)  

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right atrium

(a)  

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right ventricle

(a)  

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bicuspid valve

(a)  

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superior vena cava

(a)  

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left ventricle

(a)  

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septum

(a)  

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right pulmonary veins

(a)  

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descending aorta

(a)  

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tricuspid valve

(a)  

25.

The two ventricles contract almost simultaneously.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The tricuspid valve is on the left side of the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

When the ventricles contract, the semilunar valves are open.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The mitral valve has two cusps.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Deoxygenated blood first enters the heart at the left atrium.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Blood returns to the heart through veins.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

When the atria contract, the semilunar valves are open.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The heart sounds heard through a stethoscope are caused by the impact of the blood churning in the chambers.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The Purkinje fibers are located in the atria.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Instead of using its own lungs, the fetus obtains oxygen and nutrients from the mother’s blood.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Arteries carry deoxygenated blood to the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Capillaries are the largest of the blood vessels.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

The valve between the right atrium and right ventricle is the (a)   .

38.

The SA node of the heart is also called the (a)   .

39.

When muscles that surround the veins contract, they (a)   the blood toward the heart.

40.

The heart is located in the (a)   cavity.

41.

The double layer of fibrous tissue surrounding the heart is the (a)   .

42.

The (a)   takes deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen.

43.

The (a)   is the largest artery in the body.

44.

The (a)   brings oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.

45.

A(n) (a)   is the alternating expansion and contraction of an artery as blood flows through it.

46.

Which of the following is a function of the cardiovascular system?

a)

transportation of oxygen

b)

removal of carbon dioxide

c)

assistance with immune function

d)

All of the above

47.

Deoxygenated blood moves through which of the following?

a)

left atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

aorta

d)

left ventricle

48.

The structure that is first to receive the nerve impulse in the heart conduction system is the ____.

a)

bundle of His

b)

Purkinje fiber

c)

atrioventricular node

d)

left bundle branch

49.

The vessel with the smallest diameter is the ____.

a)

arteriole

b)

capillary

c)

venule

d)

artery

50.

A myocardial infarction is a complete blockage in an artery of the ____.

a)

liver

b)

heart

c)

kidney

d)

brain

51.

Which of these valves is between the right atrium and right ventricle?

a)

semilunar valve

b)

tricuspid valve

c)

bicuspid valve

d)

mitral valve

52.

Stimulation of which of the following causes the ventricles to contract?

a)

SA node

b)

AV node

c)

Purkinje fibers

d)

bundle of His

53.

The _____ sends out an electrical impulse that regulates the heartbeat.

a)

AV bundle

b)

Purkinje fibers

c)

SA node

d)

AV node

54.

The blood vessels that bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart are called the _____.

a)

vena cava

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

pulmonary veins

d)

aorta

55.

The bicuspid, or mitral, valve is located _____.

a)

at the orifice of the aorta

b)

at the orifice of the pulmonary artery

c)

between the right atrium and right ventricle

d)

between the left atrium and the left ventricle

56.

Which of the following would contain deoxygenated blood?

a)

pulmonary vein

b)

aorta

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

left ventricle

57.

The QRS wave of the ECG reading represents _____.

a)

the relaxation of the ventricle

b)

the contraction of the ventricles

c)

the relaxation of the atria

d)

the contraction of the atria

58.

A traveling blood clot is called _____.

a)

claudication

b)

embolism

c)

phlebitis

d)

hemorrhage